Dear Thirty Nine Year Old Joy,
It’s 2010. Today we’re Twenty Nine Year Old Joy. It’s exciting. My Facebook page is exploding with birthday wishes. Cool but mostly gross.
I’m making a birthday cake. That’s what that big mess is all about.
I’m writing you, Future Joy, just to say hello and remind you of a few things. A lot can happen in the ten years between us.
This is your twenty nine year old self, Joy. You dye your hair with henna and wear tie dye tank tops. The exposed bra strap…. well, I hope we’re not still doing that. Not super classy… your mama taught you better than that.
Twenty nine year old Joy daydreams about being either Angelina Jolie or a butt kicking Russian spy. Both would be ideal. I’m going to start wearing a lot of sexy black turtleneck sweaters now… that should get us halfway to making our dream a reality. Ten years from now we’re a Russian spy… aren’t we? Awesome.
This year for my birthday I’d either like a kitten or a bottle of bourbon. I’d settle for a crepe pan. Am I being a brat? Yes.
I have to get back to the cake I’m baking for us, Future Joy. I hope you’re doing rad things on this day in your life. Rad things that may or may not include wrangling small children, feeding kittens and shoe shopping… well, that’s if you haven’t gotten the whole Russian spy thing worked out for us. I’m kinda counting on that, so…. yea.
Love,
Twenty Nine Year Old Joy
Blind Chef
Have a very HAPPY and SPECIAL birthday.
dani
witty as always! hope u had a great birthday joy :)
ps – how was the cake? :D
Michelle
Happy Birthday!!! I’m turning 29 this year also. :(
I love your blog- thanks for writing it. ;)
Bec
Happy Birthday Joy! While it kinda sucks that you have to cook your own birthday cake I know that it will be AMAZING.
dolores
Hi Joy!!!
I´m writting you from Spain
Just stop here to wishing you a very happy birthday.
Have a whole year full of cakes and beautiful things and keep your blog as beautiful and plenty of great recipes as you have now.
I´m am following you in silence but a 29 birthday makes me say hy!!! and a kiss
So…keep on like you´re now and everything will arrive…
lots of kisses and cakes …
dolores
Fierdous
Happy belated!!! i hope you had a RAD RAD RAD DAY!!!
Anita
Happy Birthday Joy! I am totally depressed about turning 27 next month so am glad you don’t feel the same way – look to the future and embrace the possibilities.
Love your unfailing optimism & your classic brownie recipe!!
bakingaddict
Happy Birthday Joy, hope you had a fabulous one x
dancing kitchen
Thanks Joy…I have a birthday coming up and I think I’ll write a little letter to myself as my special treat.
Hope this birthday was a happy one!
The MuffinTin Post
Happy!
Tina
Happy, happy day to you JOY!!! :)
I hope your day has been filled with lots of laughs and good times! (I LOVE that you wrote to your future self….SO cool…..just one of the many reasons I enjoy perusing your blog! I also SO love your recipes…especially the chocolate cupcakes with the best chocolate icing ever!!!!!!!!!! hmmmm…I hope your cake was outta this world yummy!)
Terresa Wellborn
Happy Birthday, beautiful Joy!!
PS: Rejoice in the child-free bit of life that’s yours for now. I’d invest in house plants and furry pets, they are good training ground for future small people (ie: kid) stuff.
PPS: Tye die will never go out of style.
Susan
Happy Birthday 29 year old Joy, I love that, like you, I also buy vanilla in bulk(smart and final?) I get mine at Costco.
HayleyB
Joy, you are inspirational :) Love your style. You should totally be a Russian spy! Maybe becoming one could be your 39th birthday present (or any birthday between now and then). Happy birthday.
Jennifer
Happy Birthday, Joy! I hope this year brings good things your way.